Thank you very much, Neanderthal

Neanderthals are an ancient human species that lived about 40,000 years ago. Although we share some characteristics with them, such as tool use and symbolic behavior, Neanderthals were more robust, had a longer skull, and had bodies adapted to the cold; modern humans, on the other hand, are more slender, and have rounded skulls and refined chins. These relatives of ours evolved in Europe and Asia, while modern humans (our species) evolved in Afr…